By Kristie Thong NAME OF EVENT Dreamtime Dinner ORGANISER Tourism Australia PARTNER Virgin Australia EVENT COMPANY Peter Jones Special Events…

GLOBAL WATCH: Wrestling crisis, mothering invention
The City of Athens’ MICE and tourism industry was hit hard during the economic crisis, but concerted efforts by the…

BALI: Over here and over supplied
A victim of its own unprecedented success, the island of Bali is now faced with an oversupply of hotel rooms…

CASE STUDY: Sister resorts show star power at APEC
By Samantha Coomber NAME OF EVENT APEC CEO Summit 2013 ORGANISER Indika Energy, whose president director Wishnu Wardhana was chairman…

CASE STUDY: MBS pulls off carbon-neutral forum
NAME OF EVENT Responsible Business Forum 2013 ORGANISER Global Initiatives, Eco-Business, World Wildlife Fund (WWF), World Business Council for Sustainable…

MEET & EAT SINGAPORE
Jamie delivers With more than 30 restaurants around the world under his belt in just five years, Jamie Oliver’s first…

SEOUL: Triple jump ambitions
Hungry to dominate the MICE marketplace, Seoul gets into an Olympic mindset by setting an athletic expansion target by 2020.…

SOUTH KOREA: Food for thought
Want to spice up a meeting? Korea’s variety of traditional, nutritious and prophylactic flavours will ignite the taste buds of…

ITINERARY: Macau in 48 hours
Thinking of a short but fulfilling visit to Macau? Groups can consider an itinerary encompassing the best of Macau’s traditional,…

EDUCATION: Sealing the deal
With many event planners deciding on a venue only after thorough site inspections, how venues manage the on-site experiences for…

TRENDING: Beyond the ballroom
From event-friendly restaurants and rooftop bars to restored sites, buyers are always on the search for venues that inspire. By…

EDITOR’S LETTER: Back to school
Buyers want to learn, and they aren’t getting the training they need. That’s the impression I got when I was…

COVER STORY: Australia raises MICE standards at Dreamtime
With a showcase of its finest local culinary and incentive experiences, Australia sought to prove to discerning international buyers that…

WE ARE Y: Art of responsibility
Hong Kong-based JLEM’s senior event officer, Johnny Tse, now understands the importance of tasks assigned to him when he was…

VENUE UPDATE
BANGKOK POWER Thailand – Integral to the King Power Duty Free Complex, Pullman Bangkok King Power is a five-star resort…